Assíria

See also: Assiria and assíria

Catalan

Proper noun

Assíria f

1. Assyria

Related terms

• assiri

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Assyria (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Assyria, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία (Assuría), from Akkadian 𒀸𒋗𒁺𐎹 (Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”), its original capital.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsi.ɾi.ɐ/ [aˈsi.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /aˈsi.ɾjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsi.ɾi.ɐ/ [aˈsi.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /aˈsi.ɾjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsi.ɾi.a/ [aˈsi.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /aˈsi.ɾja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈsi.ɾjɐ/

• Homophone: assíria
• Hyphenation: As‧sí‧ri‧a

Proper noun

Assíria f

1. Assyria (an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia)

Related terms

• assírio